BAD RELIGION - "empty causes" Tablature

Date: Sat, 23 Mar 1996 20:55:45 -0500
From: Jean-Francois Racine <jfracine@multi-medias.ca>
Subject: Empty causes by Bad Religion


Empty causes
by Bad Religion from
the Grey Race Album

1st verse:

[C]Everywhere ... [G]looked ...[Am]confusion, ...
[Em]drama ... [F]dru[G]gs
[C]So many ...[G]revolut... [Am]spouting
[Em]utopian [F]love
[E]Everyone shouted ...[Am]haze
Then one [E]day they woke up ....[Am]state
They found [G#]themselves no ...[D#]before
Older, meek ...[G]formed

Chorus 1:

[C]Em[G]pty [Am]causes[Em]
A [F]bluster ...[G]fix for the ...
[C]Em[G]pty [Am]causes[Em]
[F]Cling to ...[G]thing ...[C]find[G]

2nd verse:

[C]Well, the ....[G]popcorn ....[Am]chief ...
and [Em]rushed ...[F]si[G]te
[C]The mohawk-...[G]leather ...[Am]joiced malicious[Em]ly
on that [F]night [E]Someone ..."Fuck the govern[Am]ment"
[E]His mates couldn't ...[Am]meant
So no [G#]one gave ...[D#]day And ...a[G]way

Chorus 2:

[C]Em[G]pty [Am]causes[Em]
A [F]war for the body, an [G]army in ...
[C]Em[G]pty [Am]causes[Em]
[F]Losing ...[G]time ...[C]

Bridge:

[F]Could it ...[G]everybody [C]selfish[B]ly de[Am]sires their[G#]
own personal [D#]reti[A#]nue?
And the [F]causes are [G]just manifesta[C]....[B]too much [Am]time
and [G#]far too ....[D#]do[G]

(Guitar solo in C major)

Chorus 3:

[C]Em[G]pty [Am]causes[Em]
[F]Direction ...[G]conviction ...
[C]Em[G]pty [Am]causes[Em]
[F]Cling to ...[G] everything ...
[C]Em[G]pty [Am]causes[Em]
A [F]war for the body, an [G]army in ...
[C]Em[G]pty [Am]causes[Em]
[F]You've got ...[G]I've ...[C][G][Am][Em][F][G]ne


[F(VIII)]Aah aah [F(I)]aah aah [C]aah


If you have used this transcription or have any comments, corrections or
suggestions, don't hesitate to drop me a line.
Jean-Francois Racine
jfracine@multi-medias.ca